This Recent College Grad Is Running Across America

And you won't believe why!

The journey is called 'Let's Talk.'

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This project is rooted in a deep concern that we are losing touch, isolating ourselves in protected, personal spaces.

It's about putting down your phone and getting out to talk to people.

What is the goal?

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To spark a national conversation about conversation.

It highlights the value of face-to-face conversation in a digital age.

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Not condemning technology, but rather highlighting what a simple conversation is capable of.

He started in Washington DC and will end in Los Angeles, CA.

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The journey is over ~3,000~ miles!

Chris graduated from University of St Andrews in the spring.

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Instead of applying for jobs, he started 'Let's Talk.'

He is currently running through Tennessee.

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And averaging over 20 miles a day :O

He is running with only a small cart filled with supplies.

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He camps every night in people's yards and in the wild.

'Let's Talk' logs over 20 conversations every day.

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Face-to-face conversation is a skill, an art, a driver of empathy and patience, and the most human and humanizing thing that we do.

View the facts here.

He is interviewing the interesting people he meets along the way.

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And is posting the stories here and on the instagram @letstalkUSA

To follow along go to letstalkusa.com and follow @LetsTalkUSA

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